What SEC commentary and the influence of existing frameworks could mean for mandatory climate disclosures in the US.
US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Gary Gensler has publicly stated that the SEC will...more
The CFTC continues to demonstrate a commitment to using its regulatory mandate to combat climate change risks to the US financial system.
On March 17, 2021, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced the...more
The program will include a multi-jurisdictional cap-and-invest program and aims to address environmental justice and equity concerns.
On December 21, 2020, the Governors of Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut,...more
3/11/2021
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The US Treasury Department and the IRS provided practical administrative rules for the carbon capture and sequestration tax credit.
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..The IRS finalized the third set of rules in a series of regulatory guidance...more
1/22/2021
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The Governor has issued an Executive Order with sweeping implications for the oil and gas industry and others.
On September 23, 2020, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed Executive Order N-79-20, which will have...more
A watershed CFTC report highlights the dangers of climate change to the US economy, and provides a broad risk-mitigation roadmap.
On September 9, 2020, the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC’s) Climate-Related...more
Examining the regulatory framework of New York’s legislative climate change initiative — the Community Leadership and Community Protection Act.
On Thursday, July 18, 2019, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed into law the...more
The US Global Change Research Program (USGCRP) has released the Climate Science Special Report (CSSR or the Report). Published on November 3, 2017, this US-focused authoritative climate change science assessment serves as a...more
On October 23, 2017, the Government Accountability Office (GAO), the auditing agency of the US Congress, released a report on climate change titled, “Information on Potential Economic Effects Could Help Guide Federal Efforts...more
6 Answers From Around the Globe -
The historic COP-21 Paris Agreement on climate change is the first major development in the climate area at the international level since adoption of the Kyoto Protocol in...more
2/2/2016
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